ArticleFriend Script search_advance.php cross-site scripting
| articlefriend-searchadvance-xss (52207) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
ArticleFriend Script is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the search_advance.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the SearchWd parameter in a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of ArticleFriend Script (2.0 or later), available from the ArticleFriend Web site. See References.
References:
- ArticleFriend Web site: Article Directory Script , Article Script, Article Directory Software, PHP Article Script, PHP Article Based Solution, Article Software, Article System.
- CVE-2009-3146: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search_advance.php in ArticleFriend Script allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the SearchWd parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- OSVDB ID: 56732: ArticleFriend Script search_advance.php SearchWd Parameter XSS
- SA36077: ArticleFriend Script "SearchWd" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- ArticleFriend ArticleFriend Script
Reported:
Aug 03, 2009
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